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The Four Winds of Heaven is a commissioned oboe and piano work based on the seventh chapter of the book of Daniel. The piece was commissioned by Eric Rath for his father's birthday. Eric's father is woodwind specialist Richard Rath with Oral Roberts University and principal oboist of the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra.

The work begins with the passage from Daniel 7:2-3: Daniel said: "In my vision at night I looked, and there before me were the four winds of heaven churning up the great sea. Four great beasts, each different from the others, came up out of the sea."

The 5 1/2 minute work describes the churning of the sea, the vision of the beasts and the Ancient of Days taking his seat on the throne. A special effect of oboe harmonic 'A' fingerings alternating with normal 'A" fingerings is used in the middle section.